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Recent News About Illinois Lawsuit Abuse Watch

• Lawmakers can’t afford to keep ignoring lawsuit reform

  By Travis Akin | Thursday, Jun 12, 2014 @ 8:41am

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• I-LAW kicks off 'Small Business Summer' tour in Fairview Heights

  By Ann Maher | Thursday, Jun 5, 2014 @ 3:01pm

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• ITLA: No correlation between business climate and lawsuits

  By The Madison County Record | Thursday, May 22, 2014 @ 1:47pm

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• Illinois needs lawsuit reform

  By Travis Akin | Tuesday, May 20, 2014 @ 8:17am

  AkinThe spring legislative session is wrapping up and once again lawsuit reform legislation has been left to wither on the vine. Instead of implementing meaning lawsuit reforms and other pro-jobs initiatives, Illinois lawmakers are debating whether or not to make the 67 percent income tax hike permanent. Contrast this to states such as Wisconsin and Indiana. These states have all made lawsuit reform

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• Plaintiffs in Hale v. State Farm seek records related to Chief Justice Garman

  By The Madison County Record | Tuesday, May 6, 2014 @ 11:23am

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• Stop the 'lawsuit loan sharks'

  By Travis Akin | Monday, Mar 24, 2014 @ 2:21pm

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• Lawsuit lending bills introduced in Illinois Senate

  By Ann Maher | Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 @ 11:34am

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• Tell your legislators to create jobs, not lawsuits

  By Travis Akin | Thursday, Feb 6, 2014 @ 9:32am

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• Metro-East’s status as one of the nation’s worst 'Judicial Hellholes' costs jobs

  By Travis Akin | Tuesday, Dec 17, 2013 @ 11:33am

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• Madison and St. Clair Counties Drop in Judicial Hellhole Designation: Why are they even listed?

  By Jim Grandone | Tuesday, Dec 17, 2013 @ 11:22am

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• Madison and St. Clair counties rank No. 5 on ATRA's judicial hellhole list; Cook County leads watch list

  By Bethany Krajelis | Tuesday, Dec 17, 2013 @ 6:48am

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• I-LAW focuses on Madison and St. Clair counties during Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week

  By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo | Wednesday, Oct 9, 2013 @ 4:33pm

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• Stopping lawsuit abuse starts with you

  By Travis Akin | Saturday, Oct 5, 2013 @ 10:16am

  AkinEvery year during the month of October, Illinois Lawsuit Abuse Watch sets aside a week dedicated to creating public awareness about the very serious issue of lawsuit abuse in Illinois. “Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week” is an opportunity to educate citizens about the tremendous economic and social cost we all pay as the result of personal injury lawyers who game the state’s legal system to try to hit

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• Small business-focused campaign hits home for Illinois business owners

  By Travis Akin | Monday, Sep 9, 2013 @ 4:45pm

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• I-LAW, business owners and lawmaker host forum on lawsuit abuse

  By Bethany Krajelis | Wednesday, Aug 21, 2013 @ 12:09pm

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• Small business summer tour highlights impact of lawsuit abuse on small business owners

  By Travis Akin | Friday, Jul 12, 2013 @ 8:33am

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• Legislature leaves lawsuit reform on the table

  By Travis Akin | Wednesday, Jun 5, 2013 @ 3:01pm

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• I-LAW chief discusses lawsuit lending measures during local stop

  By Ann Maher | Monday, May 13, 2013 @ 9:19am

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• Committee discusses lawsuit lending legislation

  By Bethany Krajelis | Monday, Apr 15, 2013 @ 6:59am

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• Illinois cannot afford to move backwards on lawsuit reform

  By Travis Akin | Monday, Feb 25, 2013 @ 7:00am

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